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Solar System Review
Solar System Review
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Intro to the solar system
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1
Meteorites often cause the formation of __________ on the moon.
marias
craters
aliens
hubbles
2
When will the snow from the corner window be below the window?
April 1
April 15
May
April 30
3
A moon is held in orbit about a planet by _____________.
Strength
Radiation
Pulleys
Gravity
4
True or False: All Terrestrial planets have moons
True
False
5
The different shapes of the moon are called: ______________.
Phases
Eclipses
Umbra
Penumbra
6
All terrestrial planets are _________________ compared to the gas giants
smoother
colder
larger
smaller
7
The darkest part of an eclipse's shadow is called a __________.
Umbrella
Dumbrella
Umbra
Penumbra
8
During a lunar eclipse the Sun is blocked by the ___________.
Earth
Pluto
Moon
Ceres
9
The Hubble Space Telescopes orbits the ___________
Pluto
Sun
Moon
Earth
10
The distance from Earth to the sun is equal to ______ Astromonical unit(s).
1
5
10
100
11
Besides Earth, Humans have traveled to the
Mars
Asteroid Belt
Saturn
Moon
12
The orbit of a planet forms a(n) ____________ as it moves around the sun.
Sphere
Oval
Circle
Ellipse
13
During a solar eclipse, the sun is blocked by the ____________.
Moon
Mars
Earth
Stars
14
A __________ tide occurs when the Moon's position forms a 90 degree angle with the sun.
Neap
High
Spring
Low
15
An astronomical unit equals the distance from the sun to the _________?
Earth
Moon
Mars
Venus
16
True or False: All Jovian Planets have moons
True
False
17
The sun orbits the __________.
None of these
Moon
Earth
Milkway galaxay
18
The force of gravity from the moon on the ____________ causes tides.
Continents
Oceans
Earth
Lakes
19
A spring tide occurs when the sun, earth and the ________ line up.
Earth
Stars
Planets
Moon
20
The Sun contains _________ mass of the whole solar system
over 99%
75%
50%
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